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Comment from sebalious decapo on 2009-01-07

2009-01-07T18:01:49Z

Hi, i read the aticle at the top of the page.
i followed your instructions for xp-pro. task mgr is not grayed out, but it wont execute when clicked on. other problems i have are streaming video no longer works, and download links usually don't work either. i was able to click link at top of your page by "save target as" to download RegCure. paid for it, used it, but still have same problems. these problems all started at the same time. please help

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Comment from Marko Karacic on 2009-01-07

2009-01-07T17:03:00Z

I cleande my pc with malwerbytes,and then i canot go to task manager or registry editor,my safe mod,dont work.I try use system restore but nothing. Now i can cleaning my computer with nothing else then malwerbytes

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Comment from krithika on 2009-01-07

2009-01-07T15:31:18Z

hi,

I had affected by this but it is not working.

Please send the other solution

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Comment from Rejan Zeneli on 2009-01-06

2009-01-06T17:30:50Z

Hej Guys, i've been reading what you have write here and i just want to give you another HELP about this...!

When You load your Operation System Windows XP whatever his version is you see only you account that means you are the Administrator, right...!
But it is not like it seems, even that your User Account is the only account that can access your System there is another User that we call it ADMINISTRATOR and he is the most powerful user on the system.

If you want to follow all the steeps that are written on the top of this page to Enable your Task Manager, first of all you should try to follow those steeps.

1) Load you OS Windos XP on your Account
2) Click on START
3) After Select Log off
4) Log off from your account...!
5) When it appears your account to click on it do like this>
6) Click CTRL+ALT+DELETE 2X ( Twice-Two Times)
7) On your Account name Rename it to "Administrator"
8) Press Enter if you don't have a Password or if you have than write it and than press enter

Now you are logged in as Administrator now you should Follow the Steeps that are written by " ASK LEO"

I Hope this will help you guys...!

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Comment from Jayantha on 2009-01-04

2009-01-05T06:27:15Z

Hi Leo,
i have feared so much about task manager is not working,

Now with thelp of ur simple way my task manager is working properly thanks for your help.

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Comment from michelle on 2009-01-04

2009-01-05T02:00:00Z

thank you so much. the task manger was disabled on my computer when i got it! and now i can use it!

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Comment from Rizwan on 2008-12-22

2008-12-22T13:40:20Z

nothing is open like regedit and gpedit.msc what i do, and how can i enable my task manager

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Comment from Naman on 2008-12-19

2008-12-19T14:47:16Z

hi but iam following your instuction then also it is not fixing please help me

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Comment from Anson on 2008-12-18

2008-12-18T08:38:00Z

Hi Leo,

My problem is just like the same mentioned above. But the only thing different is my pc will automatic restart once the Error Message pop up.

I tried the solution you'd given but it's still the same.

Please help. Thank you in advance.

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Comment from surya on 2008-12-16

2008-12-16T11:03:54Z

hi,

I had affected by this but it is not working.

Please send the other solution

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Comment from siva.g.p on 2008-12-15

2008-12-16T00:53:15Z

i have confused about task manager is not working,
but your solutions make it very simple.now my task manager is working properky thanks for your help.

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Comment from jan kevin de quiroz on 2008-12-13

2008-12-13T14:35:28Z

I tried to use gpedit.msc but there was no list under Administrative Templates. What should i do LEO? Please mail me the answer. [personal email address removed]

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Comment from Adura on 2008-12-11

2008-12-11T19:44:52Z

I use windows vista. I've been tryin to test if i'd be able to do it. Bt, i'm not satisfied enough cos my task manager has not being doin well. I've installed another antivirus to it. Pls tell me what next to do. Thanks.

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Comment from Brad K on 2008-12-10

2008-12-10T21:48:41Z

thanks for the info Leo. I have XP home edition. I have followed your steps, but once I am in my registry editor, disable task manager is not listed. This is in safe mode.

I cannot access anything without being in safe mode. This is what happens. I start up the PC in normal mode...windows loads and gives me my user names....I select my name and put in my password....window load my personal settings and then there is nothing on my desktop. I try ctl.atl.del and get the message task manager disabled by administrator....I am the adminsitrator...lol.

Please let me know if there is anything else I can try without reinstalling Windows

Thanks

Brad K

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Comment from Madan Mohan on 2008-12-08

2008-12-09T00:00:24Z

I had the similar issue with the computer with both the Task Manager and the Registry Disabled. Unfortunately the Windows i used was XP Home and the Gpedit wont work there.
I googled around and got the Command line Reset which enables the Registry and then I Modified (also deleted) the Keys to disable the Task manager. It worked Untill the System was stayed on. Once Rebooted.. Same Issue happened again. Does it Mean it is really Infected. ??

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Comment from Geraud on 2008-12-06

2008-12-06T10:40:05Z

this is all good and well but what do you do if the virus disabled registry editing. msg me back with the answer...

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Comment from Avi on 2008-12-04

2008-12-05T01:11:26Z

Hey, the hkey delete works. Just find the registry key and delete it and task manager works once again. Yay!

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Comment from TyMAN on 2008-12-04

2008-12-04T16:44:52Z

Thanks a lot LEO! it worked just fine for me !

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Comment from abbssf on 2008-12-03

2008-12-03T12:45:59Z

Hi,
I have followed the above steps, but there is no "system" item in "Administrative Templates" root. How fix it?

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Comment from Shravan on 2008-12-02

2008-12-02T16:42:23Z

Hi ,

I have followed the above steps , but the Ctrl+Alt+Del is not there at its position. How to restore it ?

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Comment from Brittany on 2008-11-29

2008-11-29T10:31:35Z

Thank you very much, this fixed my problem!
One question though, how does it happen?

I believe this one is due primarily by having been infected by a virus.

- Leo
29-Nov-2008

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Comment from Riham on 2008-11-29

2008-11-29T09:25:51Z

thanx u , i've tried ur advice and it has been very helpful, thank u

note: i found at the first palce the "Remove Task Manager" Not Comfigured , so i tried to make it Enabled then i made it Not Configured again , then my task manager become enabled

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Comment from Callypso on 2008-11-28

2008-11-28T16:07:43Z

your advice didnt help me at all, what the heck, both of my registry editor and the task manager ar disabled, can you please help me!

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Comment from luci on 2008-11-25

2008-11-25T21:19:53Z

thankyou so much, this has been really helpful, youve saved me an awful lot of trouble,
your a lifesaver, (well, a computer saver!!)

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Comment from yuji on 2008-11-24

2008-11-25T07:17:50Z

hi leo!
i've tried your solutions but to no avail, anyway my os is windows xp media center. how do i enable my task manager again?

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Comment from U-waa on 2008-11-23

2008-11-23T19:50:56Z

Hi Leo,
I have follow your advice but it seems like nothing happen. i mean it disable again. what should i do?

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Comment from rabby on 2008-11-21

2008-11-21T14:50:21Z

thanks for this.. a lot of help.. i would suggest that making a .reg file then overwriting this to make it "0" (i think it will work) :)

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Comment from Guy on 2008-11-15

2008-11-15T17:50:42Z

Just wanted to say thanks really helpful advice, and it fixed my problem.

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Comment from Korean on 2008-11-14

2008-11-15T06:59:51Z

Thanks!
I had this problem but everything is okay!! Thank you very much!!

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Comment from jeff hardy on 2008-11-14

2008-11-14T22:57:18Z

thank you man your really the best thank you god bless you tc

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Comment from Colin Smith on 2008-11-14

2008-11-14T11:28:14Z

I used your FIX advice to re-select Task Manager (also REGEDIT was disabled) but they keep getting disabled...please can you help?

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Comment from Rabah on 2008-11-13

2008-11-13T17:12:25Z

Hi Leo,
Thanks for all the advice you are providing us with, you've been really helpful.
What is your advice about the anti-virus and anti-spyware available to download on peer-to-peer with a keygan? Are they reliable?

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Comment from kanuj on 2008-11-10

2008-11-10T15:56:27Z

i followed your advice but it disables again automatically. what should i do?

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Comment from nandu on 2008-11-09

2008-11-10T00:29:15Z

Hey leo My task manager is disabled and also is the registry editor and also other stuff.I have tried re-formating the computer and still it does not work. but when I used an alternative software
to open my regedit it did open but I cannot delete
the values you told. what do i do.pleeeese help me.

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Comment from SEJAL on 2008-11-09

2008-11-09T09:47:11Z

hi leo, my task manager gets enabled for one time and then again the same problem occurs..can u help me with this please..i don't have any anti virus so can u suggest which is the best anti virus for the home PC..thanks a lot

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Comment from Shobhit on 2008-11-08

2008-11-08T17:27:03Z

Thanks to leo,my task manager is again enabled

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Comment from donna on 2008-11-08

2008-11-08T13:19:55Z

hi mr.leo!
i've tried all the steps to enable my task manager but the problem still occur

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Comment from Johnny on 2008-11-08

2008-11-08T12:56:11Z

Hi Leo. I have a weird problem. Can you walk me through to fix my laptop please? I have a Windows XP no anti-virus programs and 6 days ago after searching for 'roms' to download and finding nothing but POP UP WEBSITES. another browsing window from Internet Explorer popped up and it wouldn't close. So I tried Alt + CTRL + Delete and it said "Task Manager has been disable by your administrator"

I tried searching for the worm, cookie or trojan by going to "RUN" "REGEDIT" And received "Registry editing has been disable by your administrator". Then, when I went to check on my local disk 'free space' I noticed that the storage capacity kept on decreasing.

I'm not able to use Firefox as a browser, just IE and I'm not able to download anything through IE because every time I want to download something or an anti-virus it closes the window that will be used to download or my pc acts like if I hadn't click on the link to download.

I tried going to the sites you've listed to get my laptop scanned online and when I click my machine doesn't do anything or sometimes it just shows a 'green progressing image' at the bottom of the browser on the status bar like if it was trying to load the page but it's not.

What else can I do? I have a roommate who has a desktop PC and we tried uploading AVG anti-virus through her computer to my laptop and it uploads well except that when I want to install the anti-virus the windows looks like it has been frozen and then, it shows an error message "0xc0000005"

Any alternatives besides re-formatting please?

You were running without anti-virus protection? My guess is that your system is messed up pretty bad. Yes, we could spend a lot of time trying various approached, but ... in reality, a reformat and reinstall will at this point likely be much quicker.

Just make sure to set up security before you connect to the internet, ok? Anti virus, anti spyware, firewall, the works. You've seen what happens when you don't.

- Leo
08-Nov-2008

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Comment from Mr Gene Lynch on 2008-11-07

2008-11-08T05:19:32Z

I had this same problem. Also tweakui, regedit, and task manager were all disabled by administrator. AVG missed it. Spybot S&D found the bad entries and removed them. I had to search for a program that was trying to go on the internet. Finally found it and all is well again.

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Comment from Hashim on 2008-11-06

2008-11-06T20:18:23Z

tried this and my task manager gets fixed for a while and then disalbes again... i have tried removing my hard disc and running a virus scan on it through another pc with an updated virus database from kaspersky 2009... and then when i tried running it back again, still the task manager is disabled.. i had the 2fiji.com virus previously.. which im guessing kaspersky got rid of.. but still the problem persists...
any help? please...

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Comment from vaskata on 2008-11-05

2008-11-05T09:23:24Z

can anyone tell me what causes that problem
what is the exact virus type

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Comment from Not Important on 2008-11-01

2008-11-02T04:34:40Z

I can't find the Run button on my start menu! What should I do?

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Comment from Jessica on 2008-11-01

2008-11-01T09:26:26Z

Thanks for this! I was able to enable my task manager again! :) xiexie. :)

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Comment from Bob Murray on 2008-10-30

2008-10-31T01:50:40Z

Thanks! Got Task Manager back.

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Comment from john on 2008-10-29

2008-10-29T10:12:44Z

thanks its been very hard to work with out the task manager

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Comment from novice pc adict on 2008-10-29

2008-10-29T07:31:19Z

AND 1 MORE THING I CAN'T INTALL ALREADY.... I TRIED TO DOWNLOAD ANY KIND OF ANIT SPYWARE OR ANTI VIRUS BUT THE PROBLEM IS I CAN'T INSTALL THEM.... IT CLOSE BY AUTOMATICALLY....

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Comment from novice pc adict on 2008-10-29

2008-10-29T07:26:54Z

hey guys... whew!! it work i dit it in reg edit but after 1 day it was disabled again and now i can't run regedit anymore ..can anyone tell me how to remove this kind of virus... named= backup which similarly like a driver that can be extract.... the other one is named= do not delete which is a folder type, the other one is sometinlike a noteboo1 and it is named list, the other one is a media player or somtin like a avi and it is named as unknown artist and the last one is a workbook1... the keep on appearing in every folder i open... i tried avira/kaspersky/nod32 but they can't delete this mess..

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Comment from Curtis on 2008-10-27

2008-10-28T05:07:08Z

WOW, thank you SO much man! You saved me 200 DOLLARS by avoiding me having to send my computer to futureshop and then have them send it back to ACER! Man, thank you SO MUCH!! I can't thank you enough!
I knew it was a virus, but NORTON never picked it up. Thank you again!

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Comment from Pam on 2008-10-27

2008-10-27T20:26:08Z

Thank you so much! The steps were so easy to use! I have added you to my bookmarks!

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Comment from mr. b on 2008-10-26

2008-10-27T02:38:59Z

Thanks, HUGE help and very easy to use!

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Comment from Rich on 2008-10-23

2008-10-23T18:45:29Z

I have followed the directions here to a T. I am able to get to the registry and delete the "disable task manager" icon. However, when i return to the folder to make sure its gone, it somehow reappears. What do I do?

I think this is part of larger virus/trojan issue I am having trouble with. Whatever the virus I have is, it is causing my computer to be crazy slow. I have run AVANT, CCleaner, as well as my McAffe. They seem to have helped a bit, but the main problem is still there. I keep getting a "winshell32.dll" window. Help.

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Comment from Matt on 2008-10-23

2008-10-23T17:30:18Z

Can't thank you enough... so easy to follow and took care of something that's been bothering me for MONTHS in a matter of moments. Thanks again!

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Comment from dhoyskie on 2008-10-23

2008-10-23T09:12:52Z

dude!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you totally helped me recover my task manager!!!!

im gonna bookmark your page .. . .
thank you!!!

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Comment from Tom on 2008-10-22

2008-10-22T16:47:29Z

how do i find what version of windows i have?

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Comment from sherwin on 2008-10-22

2008-10-22T14:52:46Z

thanks man u saved a lot of work ,time in reformatting my comp ...(spyware had disabled my task manger)

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Comment from Ms Biu on 2008-10-21

2008-10-22T05:06:01Z

Ok I have this problem when trying to locate my task manager and followed the instructions above. I have gone on to REGEDIT and tried to run it when a dialog box read that Registry editing has been disabled by your administrator.I ran a scan on my computer and a virus Trojan Horse KillAV.Fx was detected.It crashed last 2 days ago with NTLDR missing press CTRL + ALT + DEL, so I just had it fixed and now still working on enabling my TASK MANAGER and what other steps must I follow to get it back and to get rid of the virus that is attacking my computer.

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Comment from Robert Haehnel on 2008-10-21

2008-10-22T04:38:36Z

I tried your recommendations, as well as pasting ( REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f) into "run" each time. They all work but Task Manager continues to get disabled even though I'm virus and spyware free (except some Microsoft stuff.

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Comment from Debbie Burton on 2008-10-21

2008-10-22T00:51:27Z

OH THANK U SO MUCH LEO. IM NOT A COMPUTER WHIZ, BUT I ACTUALLY FOLLOWED YOUR INSTRUCTIONS, AND FIXED MY TASK MANAGER PROBLEM. NOW I KNOW WHERE TO COME WHEN I NEED HELP WITH COMPUTER.

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Comment from Robert on 2008-10-19

2008-10-20T04:53:48Z

Thank you so much!!! I was just about to wipe out my computer then decided to try one more time. You were the one I looked to for help and you did it! now the only problem I am still having is that my windows firewall keeps shutting off on its own every few hours. i have xp home. Do you know what i can do to fix that. ive already done virus scans and put them all in the vault

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Comment from Khanh on 2008-10-19

2008-10-20T04:14:59Z

Wow, thanks a lot, I just lucked out my friend installed xp pro when we were building the computer.

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Comment from Michel on 2008-10-19

2008-10-19T22:39:56Z

Thanks you very much! its working well now, awesome! XD

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Comment from Hi Leo on 2008-10-18

2008-10-19T05:31:15Z

Thanks a lot for the step by step guidance. It was so easy to fix. Thanks again & keep it up

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Comment from dip thakkar on 2008-10-18

2008-10-18T18:05:52Z

i try regedit but i couldnot find,i have window xp.thanks

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Comment from sin sin on 2008-10-17

2008-10-18T06:46:14Z

Hi,
I did the 'Enabled' in the group policy thing as you said above, but my task manager is still disabled.what do I do?
Thanks for all your help.

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Comment from Danny on 2008-10-16

2008-10-17T05:40:13Z

Thank you Leo that was terrific help my friend

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Comment from Mike on 2008-10-15

2008-10-16T05:44:41Z

This is great advice, but what do you do when you follow the above directions, but the task manager/registr editor are still disabled? I deleted both values in the registry editor, and changed the task manager to Disabled in the group policy editor, but something keeps changing the values right back and everything becomes disabled immediately after I enable them.

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Comment from jades on 2008-10-15

2008-10-15T23:53:19Z

for me it doesnt work idk cuz i dont hav the ctr del section i only hav script then logon but in the image ctrl alt delete is after the script buti dont hav it =( email me if yuh know wat happen :(

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Comment from Jen Shelton on 2008-10-15

2008-10-15T18:24:35Z

Thank You Leo. Great easy to follow solutions. Thumbs Up from Me!

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Comment from Anastacia Chinloy on 2008-10-14

2008-10-15T01:37:06Z

Thank you so much Leo you fixed my Task Manager whooooo I am so relieved. Thank you

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Comment from Jose on 2008-10-14

2008-10-14T22:14:38Z

Thank You for al your information. This was the best information ever. It work great.

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Comment from Bob Brown on 2008-10-14

2008-10-14T20:48:34Z

WOW I finally found someone that could help me resolve my problem. Thank you Leo!!! You deserve a gold star.

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Comment from kenneth dewelles on 2008-10-14

2008-10-14T15:39:07Z

I have xp home edition, my background screen is blue saying that I have spy ware on my computer and my task manager isn't working saying it have been disabled by administrator. I have avg virus scan and its did a complete virus scan and I removed all found virus, I have xoftspySE for my spyware and it didnt find anything. I did run gpedit.msc but it said it coulnt run that so i tried the run regedit.exe and removed the disable taskmanager that way but its still not working and I still have a blue screen can you help me???

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Comment from Thank you Leo! on 2008-10-14

2008-10-14T14:33:18Z

Thank you very very very very very very very very very very very very much. It helped me alot. Thanks Again

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Comment from Matthew Calder on 2008-10-14

2008-10-14T12:46:49Z

If your run option has been disabled like mine was too, right-click the start button, go to properties, start menu tab, customize, advanced tab, and in start menu items check the 'run command' option then press ok then apply.

This guide helped me a lot thanks.

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Comment from Holly Kyle on 2008-10-13

2008-10-14T01:34:49Z

Absoutely brilliant help. It was really simple to follow, and fixed my problem straight away! For someone who is not great with technical stuff, I managed to follow the instructions because they were so clear! Thanks!!!!

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Comment from brian bodine on 2008-10-12

2008-10-13T00:48:15Z

Leo,
I ran all of your suggestions and also ran the CA anti-spy software. It shows the disable task manager reg entry but will not remove due to administrative rights. Then I tried to delete manually both ways you suggested and the task manager still doesn't work. Any ideas? What is the best anti-spy software. I know you suggest CA. should I purchase the full version?

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Comment from ichdeine on 2008-10-11

2008-10-12T02:42:34Z

thanks a lot its helped me so much

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Comment from Vivek Awasthi on 2008-10-11

2008-10-11T20:06:00Z

Thanks a load Leo, You have helped me too much.

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Comment from Ric Millen on 2008-10-11

2008-10-11T17:49:18Z

I cant follow your instructions because my RUN option has gone too!

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Comment from ivokim on 2008-10-10

2008-10-10T18:28:41Z

REGISTRY EDITING IS NOT ALSO DISABLED.... I CANT DO THE SECOND OPTION.... HELP... IV ALSO CONTRACTED THE "SURABAYA IN MY BIRTHDAY" VIRUS

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Comment from aravindv on 2008-10-10

2008-10-10T12:44:47Z

Thanks a lot dude... was very helpful...

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Comment from thesun on 2008-10-09

2008-10-09T18:51:29Z

Thanks for the post, it's really helpful.

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Comment from johnnyrottensp on 2008-10-08

2008-10-08T13:37:44Z

I recently got a nasty virus and who knows what it installed on my PC, and when I tried to get into the task manager to end the process it was disabled! Thanks to Leo I will know what I can do next time if I ever get into this mess again! Much obliged Leo!

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Comment from Gabalemoge on 2008-10-07

2008-10-07T15:29:03Z

Thank you. Your post was helped me a lot. Thanks again.

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Comment from Ramesh Khiani on 2008-10-07

2008-10-07T09:31:18Z

Thank you so much its very helpful for me.

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